Street video surveillance captured a man using a trash bin and a pair of pliers to steal a bicycle locked to a stop sign pole at Treme and Governor Nicholls

The victim told police that he locked his bike to a stop sign about 5:30 p.m. Feb. 4. The black AMOK brand bicycle was stolen about 8:15 p.m.

A video of the theft, released late last week, shows the nearly 15-minute operation of casing the bike before removing both the road signs and the bicycle, with several pauses included as the thief appears to casually stroll around as cars drive past.